This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by type of building. As of March 2017, some 49 percent of respondents living in detached houses stated that they threw away dairy products the most often.
Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of building*
* The original question was phrased as follows: "In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often?"
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by type of building* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698784/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states-by-building-type/
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